on, some rain and a small serving of slush, the same for trenton and south jersey and in delaware, del/dot went through the motions of standing in the ready, the snow as accuweather predicted went elsewhere. the big story on "action news" tonight is our prethanksgiving snow and just as we were told yesterday, it was all about location today. we have several locations to talk about tonight. "action news" reporter annie mccormick is live in whitehall township and eva pilgram is on the north pottstown pike in exton and standing by are meteorologists, cecily tynan and melissa magee. >> annie, accuweather says that whitehall township got 4 to 5 inches today. >> that is just so far, in the past hour, the flakes got larger again. throughout the day there is constant precipitation and this is the most we have seen since

earlier in the day but that did not stop people from getting to their holiday locations or from having a little fun. >> i like it. >> the lehigh valley got the brunt or the best of it depending on who you ask. enough for jessica to catch snowballs with mom and the clark brothers to build a big snowman. >> we wanted to make a really big snowman, but we did but not as big as this. >> but not everybody could take time to play in the snow. at wegmans, shoppers looked for thanksgiving staples. >> and i got the six-pack of beer and so on. >> i can't find gravy, i need to get gravy. >> it's not so bad out. >> off the turnpike, holiday travellers had mixed emotions about what they were driving into. >> i'm used to it but this is a

tough one. challenging to say the least. >> i think it's beautiful. i like snow so whatever. >> back out here live, taking a look at busy mcarthur boulevard. it's still slick roadways and salt trucks are up and down here, and let me show you something that is a problem, all the extra snow and slush, if the temperatures do go down and if there is not salt here, this could cause a problem and could be dangerous roadways if they freeze. >> thank you annie. "action news" is on main street in doylestown, buck county today and they got a couple of inches here and with all the traffic the snow did not pose too much of a problem, a little slippery here and there. "action news" reporter, eva pilgram is live in exton, chester county where the totals

were more significant, what are the total there's now? >> reporter: the snowflakes here have also gotten much bigger, they look like pieces of paper falling out of the sky now, if you look on the road you can see the slush on the roads tlurt the day and slippery conditions out there for drivers as they head out but nothing keeping them from getting those last minute errands done. the snow is falling in exton and it was steady falling all day. >> like it but i don't want to be out driving on it. >> getting here was tough for us, there were accidents all over the place. >> steve is in the snow business, he is clearing parking lots and throwing down salt to keep businesses safe. >> it's a rat race, running around trying to get everything ready. >> lydia evans when out early

for all the things she needed. >> i know how my car will handle and where i'll be. >> if you don't have to go out, don't. but if you do, don't be crazy with your speed or going too slow, just try to go with the throw of the traffic. >> the roads are wet but they are definitely slick, the back roads are fretty bad, i would take your time getting around or don't go anywhere. >> as store steve he doesn't have a choice he will be out late. but he has a lot to be thankful for. >> i'm eat turkey and watch the birds tomorrow. >> if you didn't get snow in your area, lets see how much we got here, let me carve this out for you, quite a nice little chunk this afternoon. it's still coming down, the traffic here on pottstown pike has slowed down quite a bit since the sun went down and people are hopeful that tomorrow

many they will be thankful for clear roads. >> thank you eva, it's a bumpy day for holiday travellers coming through philadelphia airport. the weather forced cancellations of more than hundred arriving and departing flights and some now are delayed up to two hours and that is expected to continue for the remainder of the evening. >> cecily tynan is monitoring radar through the day. >> reporter: stormtracker 6 live double scan showing a couple of things, we are now seeing some light snow finally in south jersey, this is what future tracker is showing yesterday. kind of at the end of the storm. that should not accumulate, we'll have pocketed of heavier snow in the north and west suburbs, after the storm system moves out and it's banding,

right to the east of route 100 and route 30 and parts of montgomery, and pottstown as well. zoom in more, boyer town and pottstown and the lavender shade, that is falling an inch an hour. we have drier air moving in and that will bring an end to the snow and rain. did you hear it though, 11:30 this morning, the long rumble that went on for 30 seconds, it's thundersnow and that is not unusual when you have a rapidly developing nor'easter, it often comes with a burst of precipitation and we had a burst of heavier snow. as far as snowfall amounts, philadelphia a trace of snow, chadds ford 2.4 and allentown so far 3.1, lake harmony and jack frost 7 inches of snow for the skiers. now the concern is not what is

falling from the sky but the temperatures. lets head to melissa for that. >> reporter: looking at stormtracker 6 live double scan, the back edge of that precipitation moving out of washington, d.c., but there is still a lot to go if you are traveling up the eastern seaboard in areas of new england, this ends at 9:00 tonight and after that we have left over snow showers, temperatures now 36 in philadelphia and 34 in allentown and 30 in the poconos along the coast of sea isle city, we are not concerned so much anymore about the flakes flying after 9:00 tonight but in the overnight hours, there are issues to talk about. in the northwest suburbs, issues to talk about on i-95 and southeast, roads are mainly wet, temperatures are falling at 32 or below and that could lead to slick spots early in the morning for thanksgiving, the moisture moves out and a good day for thanksgiving. we'll have the details in the

full and exclusive accuweather forecast. >> can you follow the storm as it exits the area at 6abc.com/weather, can you get the latest from "action news" radar and the current conditions we are also following the holiday travel situation as the storm moves through the. there has been a major development in the disappearance of a mother of three. investigators in northampton county says that 33-year-old jessi jessica paget is found dead and her stepfather is charged with killing her. thatregory robert graf killed her at the home. the shooting happened last

thursday and the third child died. police say that denise lapage shot her children and then shot herself. two of the children died on scene. lapage sue succumbed to her injuries on sunday. a shooting happened at 2:45 at the rockland shopping plaza, police say that the man opened the door of a barber shop and fired at least six times, there was a shooting at the same barbershop last night. nobody was hurt in that incident. coming up the rehearsals for the thanksgiving day parade go on despite the rain and snow. i'm ducis rogers with the birds in fort worth, texas, the eagle as arrive here for the big of the game of the season, we'll hear about the contest with the cowboys coming up n.

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mobile 6 continuing its tour of the area tonight. now stopped at a stoplight at ninth and market. the streets are just wet and the precipitation continues and they must have a green light now. all the precipitation should be out by about 9:00 and mobile 6 is looking at 76, 95 and now on the streets of center city philadelphia where it's just wet. the weather did not stop shoppers from getting their essentials for the thanksgiving feast. the people were filling up their carts and the woman's cart was

overflowing and she admitted to not being finished. tonight is the eve of the 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade. that means that dann cuellar is taking us on the yearly tour of the floats. dan is life on the parkway and his report is part of our holiday tradition. >> it's a real treat for me to follow this tradition in philadelphia now, the good people that put this parade together, the cast of thousands brave the elements, this year we are marking a big anniversary, 95 years of fun. >> well, now they know ♪ >> candace glover and the choir rehearsed their number from frozen. meanwhile, members of varsity all american from pittsburgh

rehearsed their big number for the parade. and all the way from sunny florida, the tate high school band braved the elements to rehearse their number, despite them never being in snow before they braved it. >> it's really cold and i hate my life and i'm excited to be here. >> they were the biggest and best annual traditions, the 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade. there will be balloons and floats and 20 marching bands from across the country and fan favorites from music screen and stage. >> we have more stars for the 95th anniversary and more balloons and floats and over 30 musical numbers in the show, we have a big celebration this year. >> yes, it will be one big celebration, you won't want to miss it. we'll take a ride on the holiday express to give you another big

go around of what is in store tomorrow. we are live on the parkway, dann cuellar, channel 6 "action news." happy thanksgiving everybody. >> thank you dan. join us on the parkway or on your television for the 95th annual 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade. cecily tynan and rick williams host the live broadcast tomorrow morning it kicks off at 8:30 here on channel 6.

the pulse is beginning to quickenin the tri-state area. the eagles and the cowboys with first place on the line. >> the eagles arrived at the dalles fort worth airport about an hour ago, they though that tomorrow's game is the biggest

of the season and not because they are their biggest rivals. >> it's a division game, a tough one, in different years, it depends on how good we are and they are, now it's big because we are both good teams and on top of the division, it's a big game. >> not to take anything away from any other week, the main thick is, we are both ahead in the division and both teams are playing very well and that makes it a play for the division lead, that makes it an incredibly huge game. they will be in sole possession of first place. and they meet again in two weeks at the linc. ducis rogers, channel 6 "action news." >> all right ducis it looks warmer down there. linebacker acho is questionable tomorrow. we'll have a special edition of game day final after "action

news" at 11:00. the eagles are 3 point underdogs tomorrow in dallas. >> ron jaworsky is picking the birds to win on the road where though won the nfc east last year in december. >> chip kelly and this team understand the magnitude of a dallas cowboy game. this team travels well and they had a let down in green bay, green bay is a powerful football team and they learned from that experience, this team for the most part plays well on the road and it's a portable offense and they make plays in the running game and passing game. they can beat you in a lot of ways. i like the eagles. >> jaws likes the eagles. john huff the first rookie to win nfc player of the week for the 107 kickoff return last week. and now they are still

searching for their first win, if the sixers lose ton and fall to 0-15, they'll tie the team record for the worst start in history. the flyers are looking for their first road win, and tonight they are expected to have michael raffle back to help. >> i don't know how we won that game, for 50 minutes, we put together scoring chances and won the game but sometimes it's better to win games like that, and i mean, if you play the same way we did at home i think we'll win here. >> they will need jake to do some work, he is tied with sydney cross by and has been with them all season. he is their guy. and a young man is doing his part to help the homeless. tom at miley dropped off coats

he collected from the sunday mission and this is his second donation.

seems like accuweather got it just about right. >> pretty close, i had to move the lines west for the snow accumulation. this was a tricky storm and i said all along this was not a big snow storm for i-95. that is what happened, stormtracker 6 live double scan we have snow across the region it finally made it into south jersey but the heaviest snow is

north and west of i-95 corridor. north and west of pottstown the band of purple that moves towarded quakertown and the snowfall is dropping at the rate of a half inch to inch an hour, this is pretty heavy and also because the air is warm, the snow is really sticking together in clumps and that reduces the visibility and we have snow in south jersey finally, but this is really light snow and this will not be accumulating in new jersey and for delaware there is really a rain event. it's melting as it hits the surface. on my facebook page people are sending me great pictures this is from hockessin, delaware.

this looks like winter. they got one inch of snow and mount holly a trace and ewing 1 inch, mainly a rain event. reading got 3 inches and perkasie 3.5. and philadelphia officially a trace of snow. temperatures now philadelphia 36 degrees and allentown 34 and wilmington 35 and trenton 34 and millville 33. reduced visibilities and mout. pocono is down to 1 mile. satellite 6 along with action radar showing you the radar is breaking up and we have two, two and a half more hours of this

before everything moves out. at 8:00 most of the snow showers north of our region, it's out of here before 11:00 and the skies are clearing out and for 6 abc dunkin donuts thanksgiving day parade, it's looking nice but chilly, 35 by 10:00 and 36 by noon and 37 is the high. windy but not enough to cause problems with the balloons, windchills in the 20s. snow and rain showers, left over, until 9:00 and temperatures drop 28 degrees in the suburbs and 32 for center city. any slush or standing water will be freezing over and the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast for thanksgiving, lots of clouds and 40 degrees, friday brisk and cold and 39 and

saturday 42 and then here comes the mild air on sunday, 53 degrees, monday the first day of december, we start off mild, a morning shower is possible. cools down to 45 degrees on tuesday and wednesday a quick rebound with a high of 55 degrees, the snow is winding down and we'll have the final snow totals coming up on "action news" at 11:00. world news with david muir is next on channel 6 and "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff and shirleen allicot. i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us at 11:00.

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